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here's boehner's reaction. here's boehner's reaction here. "if the president believes those modest entitlement savings are needed to shore up these problems, there's no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. that's no way to lead the country." this is like the russians, the soviets used to be. i'll take what you're offering then we'll negotiate back from there. he's not giving anything here. >> yeah, let's think about what that position is, and i think how few people at home would support that. he's saying that as part of a larger deficit reduction plan which is part of an economic strategy to strengthen jobs in our economy, that there's not, are you ready for this? there's not one single penny, not one, that you can get from any tax expenditure, any special interest tax break, any loophole for the most well-off american that you can apply for deficit reduction. you know, i just do believe that there are sensible republicans and democrats who want to be part of what the president said is a common sense caucus. normally someone
here's boehner's reaction. here's boehner's reaction here. "if the president believes those modest entitlement savings are needed to shore up these problems, there's no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. that's no way to lead the country." this is like the russians, the soviets used to be. i'll take what you're offering then we'll negotiate back from there. he's not giving anything here. >> yeah, let's think about what that position is, and i think how few...
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the pursuit with john boehner in 2011, obama was willing. there's reason to suspect there's something to all this chatter. and the question then becomes why? why would obama who simply by doing nothing these next few weeks could get the tax hike on the wealthy he's been demanding without touching medicare and social security? why would he entertain such drastic changes to the safety net? most likely culprit is the dreaded debt ceiling. here's why. republicans came to these talks with no leverage. the consequences of doing nothing before the december 31st meeting were worse for them than democrats. they looked into 2013 and maybe found something there. they're threatening again to hold the full credit of the united states hostage. joous lick the debacle of 2011. obama's official position on this is he won't be blackmailed. and he won't -- but this is a dangerous game. if republicans are serious about pulling a repeat of 2011, obama can't ignore them. since it will wreck immediate havoc on the economy. white house wants at the very least a lon
the pursuit with john boehner in 2011, obama was willing. there's reason to suspect there's something to all this chatter. and the question then becomes why? why would obama who simply by doing nothing these next few weeks could get the tax hike on the wealthy he's been demanding without touching medicare and social security? why would he entertain such drastic changes to the safety net? most likely culprit is the dreaded debt ceiling. here's why. republicans came to these talks with no...
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speaking of abraham lincoln, he invited john boehner to a screening of the movie lincoln and boehner didn't show. so it takes two to tango and they've been pretty resist tapt about meeting with him as well. maybe we're past this now and they can start to spend more time together. >> really quickly, this budget that the white house is going to put out april 10th. something i saw today in the "wall street journal." i want to show our viewers. this is something that got my attention. several liberal allies, some of whom advise white house officials said republicans could seize on the white house-endorsed spending cuts and try to implement them into law without tax increases. that would put the white house in the uncomfortable position of opposing spending cuts it formally endorsed in its own budget. there is talk that president obama will be including in this budget cuts to social security, cuts to medicare, cuts to medicaid. perhaps using them as a carrot to republicans. what is the strategy? >> first, to describe them as cuts, i don't think is accurate. if you're slowing the rate of i
speaking of abraham lincoln, he invited john boehner to a screening of the movie lincoln and boehner didn't show. so it takes two to tango and they've been pretty resist tapt about meeting with him as well. maybe we're past this now and they can start to spend more time together. >> really quickly, this budget that the white house is going to put out april 10th. something i saw today in the "wall street journal." i want to show our viewers. this is something that got my...
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speaker boehner unsuccessful. they were none too kind to boehner about those efforts that he made. should democrats tone it down a little here to give boehner that breathing room that some say he needs to get something done? >> i think it would be helpful if both sides turned it down. i also think if it would be helpful if the irrational house gop caucus would understand they cannot impose their will on the american people by bringing us literally, literally to the day before we are supposed to default on our debt. this is not -- that is not a rational way of doing business. that is not a rational way of running our government. that is not a realistic way of trying to convince the american people that you're on their side. and so robert said rational and realistic. bringing us to this date right now as we speak, this is not the way to run your government. both sides are guilty here. both sides are guilty are spending, both sides of guilty of malfeasance, but you can't let a crazy faction of 40 right wing members of the house gop bring the entire federal government to its knees. tha
speaker boehner unsuccessful. they were none too kind to boehner about those efforts that he made. should democrats tone it down a little here to give boehner that breathing room that some say he needs to get something done? >> i think it would be helpful if both sides turned it down. i also think if it would be helpful if the irrational house gop caucus would understand they cannot impose their will on the american people by bringing us literally, literally to the day before we are...
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when john boehner wrote this in the journal, he said mr. president, we agree that the sequester is bad policy. now we have this jay carney tweeting in response and speaker boehner will be writing history in the wsj op ed. when he and 173 house voted for sequester. are we retelling history and making up what went down in the past? i talked about this earlier today in my hour saying there was nor gop dna and twitter lit up and saying no, no. it's the president. where does it fall? whose lap? >> depends who you ask. i know both sides derive political benefit from where this is headed. this might be with regard to the economy and not both sides being able to go back to constituencies and say truthfully here's where i stood and it happened nevertheless. it benefits the republicans because their mantra is one of we are not going along with spending cuts without tax increases and we can't have tax increases on top of the 600 billion we went along with. the president made a pitch to independence by saying the word compromise. i'm for doing this in
when john boehner wrote this in the journal, he said mr. president, we agree that the sequester is bad policy. now we have this jay carney tweeting in response and speaker boehner will be writing history in the wsj op ed. when he and 173 house voted for sequester. are we retelling history and making up what went down in the past? i talked about this earlier today in my hour saying there was nor gop dna and twitter lit up and saying no, no. it's the president. where does it fall? whose lap?...
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they won't hear about boehner's rebuttal. that's the only thing the tag line that people will hear and stick in the mind of many latinos. you mentioned south carolina, i will give lindsay graham some credit. there is some hope there. there's been polling by research in republic. conservative-leaning group. they've done polling in south carolina and iowa and the republican voters there are at least open to immigration reform and and lindsay graham has done a good job of enlisting the faith community, the clergy, evangelicals to get on board for immigration reform in terms of it being the right thing to do, to take a stance of moral leadership in terms, in those terms. which in that state, the reddest of the red states, that is important. so you know, the door is open. >> and carrie, isn't that what it's going to take? you're covering capitol hill. do senior republican leaders understand before they can do a deal with president obama, they've got to do a deal with their own vote sners. >> sure. the whole process behind the scen
they won't hear about boehner's rebuttal. that's the only thing the tag line that people will hear and stick in the mind of many latinos. you mentioned south carolina, i will give lindsay graham some credit. there is some hope there. there's been polling by research in republic. conservative-leaning group. they've done polling in south carolina and iowa and the republican voters there are at least open to immigration reform and and lindsay graham has done a good job of enlisting the faith...
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that's because john boehner said they could well be some progress on a compromise. that flies in the face of harry reid saying little progress is made. that is what is driving the u.s. markets and the global markets as well. the fed's beige book says there is a tepid growth. you have the housing market against that manufacturing and superstorm sandy. interesting stats expected out of the auto sectors. this could be good news. we think there may ab a pace of somewhere in the region of 15.2 million cars sold in november. the fact is that americans got very old fleet of cars. the average age of car now is 11 years old. it's 20% of the cars on the road are 16 years old. maybe renewing the cars is a big factor. great numbers for abercrombie and fitch, the shares are up 15%. this is a very well received set of numbers. >> you mentioned the abercrombie stuff. others are not doing well. i think i have figured out the differences between the two clothing companies. maybe it's the marketing campaign that is struggling. here's the classic abercrombie campaign. enough said. and
that's because john boehner said they could well be some progress on a compromise. that flies in the face of harry reid saying little progress is made. that is what is driving the u.s. markets and the global markets as well. the fed's beige book says there is a tepid growth. you have the housing market against that manufacturing and superstorm sandy. interesting stats expected out of the auto sectors. this could be good news. we think there may ab a pace of somewhere in the region of 15.2...
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of course boehner wouldn't specify. what we're hearing from paul ryan and others is the grand bargain and sbientitlements. at a basic level, i think democrats are objecting to the idea that either of these things should be a continuing point of lempl for republicans now or for any party in the future. again, i think that puts -- the onus is on boehner to see if he can get all the republicans in the who us to line up behind this. that's an open question because if he has to start dealing with democrats to get this through, their price is going to be a lot higher than this. >> steve kornacki, so great to have you here with me to roll with the punches. we have david corn from mother jones and msnbc political analyst, sabrina is a reporter for the huffington post and v viviana. i want to get you on record. david, let me start with you. your reaction to what you were able to hear from speaker boehner there and the rest of his republican colleagues talking about the fact that they are willing to offer the temporary extension
of course boehner wouldn't specify. what we're hearing from paul ryan and others is the grand bargain and sbientitlements. at a basic level, i think democrats are objecting to the idea that either of these things should be a continuing point of lempl for republicans now or for any party in the future. again, i think that puts -- the onus is on boehner to see if he can get all the republicans in the who us to line up behind this. that's an open question because if he has to start dealing with...
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he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to make that abundantly clear to those americans who are listening. >> you know, i hear your frustration and criticism with speaker boehner. a part of me feels sorry for him. >> i wish i could. >> i linger under the belief that president obama and speaker boehner in a room together could cut a deal. i think boehner can't crow his colleagues. >> well, yes rk, that's true an i've heard that sympathy for boehner and that's true, but on the other hand, leaders are able to solve problems an he hasn't been able to solve it at all. >> as a fallback plan to protect the middle class, re
he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to...
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. >>> john boehner officially enrolled in obama care. took him a few trirew tries, bus finally successful. >>> it's hillary versus the heckler. mrs. clinton was speaking at a conference but not contactually what you might think. this heckler shouted hillary 2016. >> how do we get rid of the current mind set and get back to the beautiful art of governing that is compromise? >> there are some hecklers that i would never say anything bad about. >> i think i saw her blushing. janet yellen's leadership at the federal reserve is almost a done deal. on thursday, the senate banking committee approved her nomination sending it to the full chamber. former president george w. bush made a surprise appearance before the republican governors association. governor chris christie invited mr. bush to appear. the former two term texas governor's remarks were closed to the public, but he spoke to leaders during lunch. >>> and someone w45hose lunch w not closed is joe biden. the vice president was celebr e celebrating the opening of a sandwich short but he
. >>> john boehner officially enrolled in obama care. took him a few trirew tries, bus finally successful. >>> it's hillary versus the heckler. mrs. clinton was speaking at a conference but not contactually what you might think. this heckler shouted hillary 2016. >> how do we get rid of the current mind set and get back to the beautiful art of governing that is compromise? >> there are some hecklers that i would never say anything bad about. >> i think i saw...
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house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make any christmas plans and tea party conservatives are in no mood to negotiate on tax hikes. >> i tell them come to me after you've gotten rid of all the spending. come to me when you get rid of the $3 million you spent last year to watch monkeys on methamphetamine. come to me after you pay for the money you spent on watching a robotic squirrel. >> tracie potts is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. no movement to report in the fiscal cliff. we can tell that you across the country mayors and governors are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact back home. there's growing angst on capitol hill over the fiscal cliff. >> figure it out. >> it's really time to get serious. >> reporter: mayors are getting nervous. >> congress needs to act immediately. >> reporter: and the public is worried. in our new nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 70% of democrats and 59% of republicans urge compromise. the country is evenly split over whether that will happen. republicans rejected president obama's latest plan to
house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make any christmas plans and tea party conservatives are in no mood to negotiate on tax hikes. >> i tell them come to me after you've gotten rid of all the spending. come to me when you get rid of the $3 million you spent last year to watch monkeys on methamphetamine. come to me after you pay for the money you spent on watching a robotic squirrel. >> tracie potts is live with the latest. >> reporter: good...
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when john boehner said it acted on the 150 pieces of legislation. if those became laws, according to the research we have done would pale in comparison to what was created during the reagan years. that is the really striking thing. even if you added the 150 bills that have been passed, we are not getting close to the productivity in the reagan year when is democrats held it. >> there substantial things hanging out there, the senate passed immigration reform and the nondiscrimination act. they said we passed the keystone pipeline and i cyber security bill. there these large things that are out there that had been passed through one chamber or the other, but they seem to get bogged down with immigration and end up not wanting to go forward on that and they don't want to touch the keystone pipeline. is this a lack of leadership or is this constant 24-7 campaign we are always in that is a by product of this media world with the technology moving and they are getting more power? >> a sign of the times. you look at the level of partisanship and the media
when john boehner said it acted on the 150 pieces of legislation. if those became laws, according to the research we have done would pale in comparison to what was created during the reagan years. that is the really striking thing. even if you added the 150 bills that have been passed, we are not getting close to the productivity in the reagan year when is democrats held it. >> there substantial things hanging out there, the senate passed immigration reform and the nondiscrimination act....
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>> speaker boehner is speaking for his caucus, which has really failed. every bill that has come over from the senate side has been dead on arrival, whether it was immigration or fairness in internet sales tax. all of these measures coming over from the senate are literally wilting here, because the committee system on the house side is unwilling to take these measures up. so i think he is looking through a different lens. >> well, your colleagues on the other side of the aisle actually do have an idea that they want to put forward. and it would ease sequestration, a couple measure of the republican house caucus would like to ease sequestration by cutting social security. is that the kind of seriousness that americans are looking for out of congress, or in a way, should americans be kind of glad they're not getting a lot done because that's the kind of thing they want to do? >> well, good point. but that is -- in my view, dead on arrival, both among democrats and in the senate. to somehow say we want to ease sequestration so we can line the pockets of def
>> speaker boehner is speaking for his caucus, which has really failed. every bill that has come over from the senate side has been dead on arrival, whether it was immigration or fairness in internet sales tax. all of these measures coming over from the senate are literally wilting here, because the committee system on the house side is unwilling to take these measures up. so i think he is looking through a different lens. >> well, your colleagues on the other side of the aisle...
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it's all up to john boehner. >> you see it can be done. you see it can be done. >> everything you guys have said about those tectonic plates in the house make sense to me but i would go one step further. in listening to the president today i do think he had a missed opportunity. we know the republicans are culpable for this. when he defines the problem as the president did today in saying we have focus on the bloggers and talkerings and professional tickty visits who profit from conflict, i'm sorry, mr. president, we need to focus on the debt bead republicans who don't want to do their jobs and get paid for not going to work which is what they've been doing the past couple of weeks and basically pushing out a lot of pain across the country. this is a deadbeat mentality and it is not about talk radio, okay? those guys don't have the job and the obligation and the constitutional set of requirements that these house republicans do. so i would like to see -- no, will it me be clear. having said many times on this show and elsewhere that the re
it's all up to john boehner. >> you see it can be done. you see it can be done. >> everything you guys have said about those tectonic plates in the house make sense to me but i would go one step further. in listening to the president today i do think he had a missed opportunity. we know the republicans are culpable for this. when he defines the problem as the president did today in saying we have focus on the bloggers and talkerings and professional tickty visits who profit from...
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if the left is unhappy, what of the right this morning, house speaker john boehner issued a statement suggesting president obama isn't making a serious offer at compromise. if the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up the programs, there's to reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes, there's no way it lead and move the country forward. if you can't score on the left, and you can't score on the right -- does it mean that in the end you are just playing against yourself? joining me today, new york city deputy mayor, howard wolfson, national political reporter at the "washington post" mia malika henderson. political editor and white house correspondent at the the "huffington post," msnbc contributor, sam stein, and the editor in chief of buzz feed, ben smith. gentlemen and lady thank you for joining me here today. >> thanks for having us. >> great to have you here, sam, let's start with you on this. there was a lot of talk, i mean there is always a lot of talk about president obama's strategy. some people say look he has always been
if the left is unhappy, what of the right this morning, house speaker john boehner issued a statement suggesting president obama isn't making a serious offer at compromise. if the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up the programs, there's to reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes, there's no way it lead and move the country forward. if you can't score on the left, and you can't score on the right -- does it mean that in the end you are...
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>> and boehner is saying where is the plan. there is a plan, but he does not like the plan. >> that may be true, but the house put two plans on the floor, and they were vote on, and they weren't voted on in senate. you know, the, yeah, the senate voted on a plan yesterday, but david, you have to start some place, and the problem is that the democrats don't want to start where you need to start, and that is having an honest conversation about what are are you prepared to cut, david corn? what are you prepared to cut, president obama? what are you putting on the table? we have given you $16 billion in january of new revenues with no cuts. so show me some cuts, and then we can start about how serious you are. >> let me tell you something, 16 months ago the president against the desires his own party put things on the table, change the cpi for social security and cuts for medicare, and -- >> what were the specific change on cp snishgs what was the number? >> and these were the numbers pass bed tween jeantween gene s >> and it suits
>> and boehner is saying where is the plan. there is a plan, but he does not like the plan. >> that may be true, but the house put two plans on the floor, and they were vote on, and they weren't voted on in senate. you know, the, yeah, the senate voted on a plan yesterday, but david, you have to start some place, and the problem is that the democrats don't want to start where you need to start, and that is having an honest conversation about what are are you prepared to cut, david...
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essentially, do you still trust speaker boehner in this process? >> there's no doubt that, you know, the speaker has challenges in his caucus, and i recognize that. i'm often reminded when i speak to the republican leadership that the majority of their caucus's membership comes from districts that i lost. and so sometimes they may not see an incentive in cooperating with me, in part because they are more concerned about challenges from a tea party candidate or challenges from the right and cooperating with me may make them vulnerable. you know, i recognize that. but goodness, if this past week has done anything, it should just give us some perspective. if there's one thing we should have after this week, it should be a perspective about what's important. and, you know, i would like to think that members of that caucus would say to themselves, you know what, we disagree with the president on a whole bunch of things, we wish the other guy had won, we're going to fight him on a whole range of issues over the next four years, we think his philosophy is
essentially, do you still trust speaker boehner in this process? >> there's no doubt that, you know, the speaker has challenges in his caucus, and i recognize that. i'm often reminded when i speak to the republican leadership that the majority of their caucus's membership comes from districts that i lost. and so sometimes they may not see an incentive in cooperating with me, in part because they are more concerned about challenges from a tea party candidate or challenges from the right...
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boehner's plan b, the boehner plan b. house could also vote on some middle ground amendment. here's the question -- pelosi has promised to unite democrats against boehner's plan b which means boehner can only lose around 20 republicans. how much time does he spend twisting gop arms for what may end up being a wasted vote if boehner and the white house can strike a deal or a wasted vote if nothing ends up happening? life isn't the movies, you can't do what lincoln did, you can't buy votes anymore without pork to offer to reluctant members. boehner's equation is much more difficult than it used to be. meanwhile, president obama is hearing from progressive groups who are unhappy tat white house conceded on the big -- not just the tax issue on the threshold -- moving the threshold from $250,000 to $400,000 but this bigger concession -- the change in this cpi, the lowering the cost of living increases essentially for social security and other government programs. >> we're going to walk away from this place and we're going to make our way up over to the capitol building to let them
boehner's plan b, the boehner plan b. house could also vote on some middle ground amendment. here's the question -- pelosi has promised to unite democrats against boehner's plan b which means boehner can only lose around 20 republicans. how much time does he spend twisting gop arms for what may end up being a wasted vote if boehner and the white house can strike a deal or a wasted vote if nothing ends up happening? life isn't the movies, you can't do what lincoln did, you can't buy votes...
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boehner's office of general council of the house of representatives finally replied to the democrats and stan brand's insistence that chairman issa violated the necessary procedures for establishing a contempt of congress case. the republican council to the republican house not surprisingly said today that a contempt of congress case against lois lerner is still technically viable. so who's right? john boehner's council to the house of representatives or tip o'neill's former council to the house of representatives stan brand? i'm going with stan brand. >> the case is made clear. he's got to overrule her objection in an explicit way and give her the opportunity to comply or not. having failed that -- >> and the court looks for all of that specifically in the record of the hearing. >> the congressional record in enforcing these con cements is abysm abysmal. 80% of them are acquitted, dismissed or reversed on appeal. because of just such infirmities. that's the record of these cases in the federal district courts. >> in today's hearing, darrell issa was on his very best behavior. his be
boehner's office of general council of the house of representatives finally replied to the democrats and stan brand's insistence that chairman issa violated the necessary procedures for establishing a contempt of congress case. the republican council to the republican house not surprisingly said today that a contempt of congress case against lois lerner is still technically viable. so who's right? john boehner's council to the house of representatives or tip o'neill's former council to the...
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boehner or obama be on the winning team? we start with play by play on capitol hill. from nbc's luke russert who's washington wizards and my wizards, as well -- >> not doing very well. >> loving on the road. i know. >> crazier there, john boehner and carmelo anthony or -- >> i have nothing to defend myself with here. all right. luke, when's goiat's going on w vote tonight? >> the speaker's plan "b." it obviously is -- >> the morning after bill. >> yes. many jokes made around capitol hill about that. it's a bill to allow the tax rates for those earning a million dollars and below to stay put. it has no future at all in the senate and president obama said he would veto it. they seem to be close to a deal over the weekend. specifically monday and then downhill. the answer really is, two answers to give you. the white house says that president obama was informed by republicans that there is no way that john boehner could get the votes for a bill he the speaker -- a deal he put forward with the president last weekend. republicans
boehner or obama be on the winning team? we start with play by play on capitol hill. from nbc's luke russert who's washington wizards and my wizards, as well -- >> not doing very well. >> loving on the road. i know. >> crazier there, john boehner and carmelo anthony or -- >> i have nothing to defend myself with here. all right. luke, when's goiat's going on w vote tonight? >> the speaker's plan "b." it obviously is -- >> the morning after bill....
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and boehner and pelosi, harry reid and others are saying it's the right thing to do even though there will be some considerable conservative kind of pushback and democrats will be necessary to pass it. kristen. >> chris, i want to pick up on that point kelly brings up. she talks about the fact house speaker john boehner is pushing back against those conservative groups. i want to have you listen to what house speaker join boehner had to say and then get your response on the other side. >> they pushed us into this fight to defund obama care and shut down the government. most of you know, my members know, it wasn't exactly the strategy i had in mind. if you will recall, the day before the government reopened, one of the people -- one of these groups stood up and said, well, we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> chris, this is really the first time we have seen speaker boehner get this animated and push back. we're sort of seeing this war inside the gop play itself out on the public stage for the first time. >> yeah, we knew from reporting, kristen, that privately
and boehner and pelosi, harry reid and others are saying it's the right thing to do even though there will be some considerable conservative kind of pushback and democrats will be necessary to pass it. kristen. >> chris, i want to pick up on that point kelly brings up. she talks about the fact house speaker john boehner is pushing back against those conservative groups. i want to have you listen to what house speaker join boehner had to say and then get your response on the other side....
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put that in boehner's corner. he probably has a majority of the majority to pass whatever plan comes out. the political problem for boehner is there's a block of let's say 30 to 50 conservatives who have close ties to the conservative movement. if they sour on this deal out of the senate, that will rupture the silent majority and cause problems for the speaker. >> at the very least we're talking about spending, which is what this all is supposed to be about in the very beginning. but unfortunately for some tea party republicans it was about obama care. let's take a listen. >> republicans made a mistake, they picked a fight they had no strategy and no end game. they had no plan. that's what it is. it is a mistake. >> robert, you would think if republicans were so convinced that obama care was going to be a disaster, they would have been confident enough to wait a few weeks and let it play out and let the wheels come off the obama care train. i don't need to tell you the folks, it's literally easier to blog about th
put that in boehner's corner. he probably has a majority of the majority to pass whatever plan comes out. the political problem for boehner is there's a block of let's say 30 to 50 conservatives who have close ties to the conservative movement. if they sour on this deal out of the senate, that will rupture the silent majority and cause problems for the speaker. >> at the very least we're talking about spending, which is what this all is supposed to be about in the very beginning. but...
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for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold. he gave the chain cpi. he cut the debt ceiling in the deal. he gave them another trillion dollars in spending cuts. i think he's absolutely in the right when he says i have tried to compromise and i've been met with complete intransigence. >> an aide tells nbc news senator reid believes republicans should return to negotiating table and work with democrats that avoids the fiscal cliff all together. republicans should support passing a bill that extends tax cuts for families up to $250,000 and delays the so-called seque
for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold....
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in fact, the fiscal cliff, john boehner did something bold. he violated the rule, he put a bill on the floor that could only pass with significant democratic support and we got a good deal of republican support. so i don't make predictions, but i try to do my job. and there's a lot of republicans hearing the same thing in their districts that i heard in mine. and that is, peter, why don't you all get together and get some things done? >> congressman peter welch, let's hope a lot of members of congress hear that instruction. have a good weekend. >> thank you. >>> you know, let's talk a little bit more about the republican conference meeting in virginia. charles krauthammer wrote a piece today calling it a new strategy for the gop. the general rule is from a single house of congress you can resist but you cannot impose. aren't you failing the country, say the insurgents? the answer, the country chose obama, he gets four years. want to save the republic? win the next election. liz, if charles krauthammer recommending the gop be less intransigent,
in fact, the fiscal cliff, john boehner did something bold. he violated the rule, he put a bill on the floor that could only pass with significant democratic support and we got a good deal of republican support. so i don't make predictions, but i try to do my job. and there's a lot of republicans hearing the same thing in their districts that i heard in mine. and that is, peter, why don't you all get together and get some things done? >> congressman peter welch, let's hope a lot of...
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this morning speaker boehner and -- have a breakfast with television anchors and correspondentses. he said he doesn't think that the president has the gouts make tough schoisz. that's not someone that sounds like you're going to make a deal with. >> at the same time the president jean sperling from the white house economic council said that the president does believe that there have to be some entitlement cuts. he that issed to joe scarborough today. i think they're trying to reserve some running room here for real negotiations, and i have been told mike and chris that democrats on the hell think that the senate democrats at least think that john boehner is ready to make a deal for all the tough talk going into this. >> he is being outflanked by eric cantor, and he is ready to negotiate. >> i think the problem, though, andrea, is it's two-fold. first john boehner has said publicly i'm not getting into any more one-on-one negotiations with the president. you know, maybe is he going to do a broader negotiation, but ultimately it's hard to imagine that statement -- adding to john boeh
this morning speaker boehner and -- have a breakfast with television anchors and correspondentses. he said he doesn't think that the president has the gouts make tough schoisz. that's not someone that sounds like you're going to make a deal with. >> at the same time the president jean sperling from the white house economic council said that the president does believe that there have to be some entitlement cuts. he that issed to joe scarborough today. i think they're trying to reserve some...
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john boehner isn't just saying he's against this. he's saying that becomes all too normal in washington, that we may not even get a vote on the issue to find out where people stand on a key question going into the holidays and going into a period where people are hurting in the recession. >> the congresswoman brings up a great point. this idea of compromise. the question i always have, why are we always compromising on the backs of regular middle class american folks. we did some great things with this budget deal in terms of cutting into this idea of austerity. at the same time, though, i think that we're still seeing this attempt to balance on the backs of regular americans. could you talk to us about, you know, what are we going to do about interest? we're seeing okay, we're not doing anything for workers. but we now have where it's more expensive for workers to retire at this point in this plan, and we're balancing again on the backs of these folks who can be retires. so what are we going to do about that and when can we see move
john boehner isn't just saying he's against this. he's saying that becomes all too normal in washington, that we may not even get a vote on the issue to find out where people stand on a key question going into the holidays and going into a period where people are hurting in the recession. >> the congresswoman brings up a great point. this idea of compromise. the question i always have, why are we always compromising on the backs of regular middle class american folks. we did some great...
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, i have been a critic of john boehner at times. he has been willing to lose his job over increasing taxes, over cutting spending. he actually had a deal with the president, and it was the president who moved the goal post. >> he would have lost the speakership, right? >> he wouldn't have. we increased taxes -- i didn't vote for it, but we increased taxes at the end of the fiscal year. >> that's not what john boehner said to david gregory. the president got his taxes. and he said, what do you mean, david, we lowered taxes on 99% of the people. >> we did, but the arrangement reality /* -- but the reality is he was willing to go to the white house and risk his job knowing that many of us wouldn't be happy, and the president continues to move the goal post. that's what bob woodward has been reporting. and finally somebody in washington, d.c., is telling the truth about what the president is doing. he doesn't want a deal. he wants a political victory on taxes, he wants a political victory on spending. and i'm afraid that he wants a poli
, i have been a critic of john boehner at times. he has been willing to lose his job over increasing taxes, over cutting spending. he actually had a deal with the president, and it was the president who moved the goal post. >> he would have lost the speakership, right? >> he wouldn't have. we increased taxes -- i didn't vote for it, but we increased taxes at the end of the fiscal year. >> that's not what john boehner said to david gregory. the president got his taxes. and he...
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. >>> coming up, what in the world is going on with speaker boehner? he went off his own cliff today. we'll tell you why he's ready to hold the economy hostage again. >>> and what's really behind john mccain's relentless and baseless attack on susan rice? former governor of new mexico and ambassador to the u.n., bill richardson, joins us live. >>> plus, remember this guy with the romney tattoo? he might just be the smartest man in the republican party today. >>> and we'll tell you what joe biden bought at costco today. you'll love this video. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. >>> this is interesting. president obama is going to have lunch with mitt romney and you thought you had an awkward meal with your family on thanks giving. what i don't get is he said nobody should get a free lunch and now he's going to the white house to have a free lunch. [ male announcer ] with 160 more miles per tank, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to mo
. >>> coming up, what in the world is going on with speaker boehner? he went off his own cliff today. we'll tell you why he's ready to hold the economy hostage again. >>> and what's really behind john mccain's relentless and baseless attack on susan rice? former governor of new mexico and ambassador to the u.n., bill richardson, joins us live. >>> plus, remember this guy with the romney tattoo? he might just be the smartest man in the republican party today....
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john boehner's animal house. we are bogey to talk to "the washington post" writer who says in boehner's house the animals are rampaging. what's that mean? we will have an answer for you in the next half hour. >>> nasty weather is lingering just before christmas. aaa predicts 93 million of us will be traveling long distances over the holidays. that includes those that are flying. with a hello to you. how is it looking out there? not too bad in terms of traffic behind you. >> that's exactly right. good afternoon. it isn't too bad. here chilly but sunny and no problems to report in atlanta. most major airports throughout the country are run okay. one exception may be san francisco. bus there were rain delays there earlier today. but -- traffic slowing down a few of the other airports. according to flight aware.com so far only about 70 nights cancelled in the u.s. so far today. that's a big difference from thursday and provide when that storm blew through the plains and midwest and the northeast. forcing the cancella
john boehner's animal house. we are bogey to talk to "the washington post" writer who says in boehner's house the animals are rampaging. what's that mean? we will have an answer for you in the next half hour. >>> nasty weather is lingering just before christmas. aaa predicts 93 million of us will be traveling long distances over the holidays. that includes those that are flying. with a hello to you. how is it looking out there? not too bad in terms of traffic behind you....
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boehner to formally reprimand mr. issa and urged him to strip issa of his chairmanship. not surprisingly, speaker boehner is standing by speaker issa. >> to my understanding, he is within his rights to do what he did. he is the chairman, he's done an effective job and i support him. >> thanks to my guests for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> rules do matter. and the level of sort of disrespect that we saw was pretty staggering, particularly considering -- you know him probably better than i do, congressman cummings is not a man to whom you would see that kind of an outburst particularly frequently unless he's really been pushed. >> he's one of the most decent, gentlemanly individuals in the house of representatives, well respected on both sides of the aisle. the house rules have their principle embedded in them for the equal time between the majority and minority. we all represent more than 700,000 individuals. elijah cummings is the ranking member and he should have been granted the opportunity to speak for the same amount of time or an equivalent amount of time that
boehner to formally reprimand mr. issa and urged him to strip issa of his chairmanship. not surprisingly, speaker boehner is standing by speaker issa. >> to my understanding, he is within his rights to do what he did. he is the chairman, he's done an effective job and i support him. >> thanks to my guests for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> rules do matter. and the level of sort of disrespect that we saw was pretty staggering, particularly considering -- you know him...
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both for president obama and for the house majority leader boehner. mitch mcconnell at least in public he tendses to look at president obama like a hitchhiker with pets or something. he doesn't want anything to do with him. if he continues to hold it, his first statement election night after president obama won, to say the least not very generous. >> not quite bipartisan. >> if mcconnell holds to that line, then big trouble for the obama agenda and for what boehner and others hoped to accomplish and big trouble for the country. some things you feel congress is so out of touch, i don't know how they could be after this election but, you know, there's out of date as these belt and slacks men used to wear. >> the metaphors are beautiful. >> belts and slacks. >> i love it. >> but i actually think there is a lot of truth there, which is they have the lowest approval rating historically. the obstructionism i don't think you can play it again for another two years. >> i think this is one where the members of the republican caucus in the senate have to let th
both for president obama and for the house majority leader boehner. mitch mcconnell at least in public he tendses to look at president obama like a hitchhiker with pets or something. he doesn't want anything to do with him. if he continues to hold it, his first statement election night after president obama won, to say the least not very generous. >> not quite bipartisan. >> if mcconnell holds to that line, then big trouble for the obama agenda and for what boehner and others hoped...
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do you think that that signals a new step, a new approach from john boehner as speaker? >> well, we do have some crises that we're going to have to face, the debt ceiling, we're going to have to deal with sequestration as well as the concurrent resolution, and i'm convinced that in order to get something moving forward in a positive way, that speaker boehner's going to have to release republicans from just being bound to the party and do what's best for the country. so i hope this is a breakthrough. as for having this as a victory, if it's a victory for anything, it's a victory for our country. people can go to sleep at night knowing that god forbid if they have a catastrophe in their country, they may not be able to depend on the local people to come forward or the states, but they can depend on their congress to be there as historically we have always been. this is the first time we have had any type of controversy in getting it done, but late, delayed, yes, but was it done, you bet your life. >> new york congressman charlie rangel. thanks for your time. i appreciate i
do you think that that signals a new step, a new approach from john boehner as speaker? >> well, we do have some crises that we're going to have to face, the debt ceiling, we're going to have to deal with sequestration as well as the concurrent resolution, and i'm convinced that in order to get something moving forward in a positive way, that speaker boehner's going to have to release republicans from just being bound to the party and do what's best for the country. so i hope this is a...
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what about john boehner? he seems to be struggling as speaker of the house grean having to pass a bill without a majority of his caucus. are there lessons that being apply to speaker of the house john boehner. >> i think obama probably would have no problem dealing with boehner. boehner has a terrible problem with his own people. the trick there is to try to figure out how you can provide to boehner some things that the carrots who are sticks can help him bring his troops aboard. that's the trick whether it's possible to do it or not, i don't know. again, if you look at the gun control thing, i don't think obama can win that in washington. i think he is realizing he may be able to win it out in the troops. getting people to change their mind. let me give you an example. the voting rights act. it was not a popular piece of legislation. there is a wonderful phone conversation that lbj calls martin luther king and he said martin, i want you to find the worst place you can in the south where negro is the term the
what about john boehner? he seems to be struggling as speaker of the house grean having to pass a bill without a majority of his caucus. are there lessons that being apply to speaker of the house john boehner. >> i think obama probably would have no problem dealing with boehner. boehner has a terrible problem with his own people. the trick there is to try to figure out how you can provide to boehner some things that the carrots who are sticks can help him bring his troops aboard. that's...
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you've heard yesterday on the sunday talk shows, both speaker boehner and kevin mccarthy saying, another republican leader saying we're done with revenue. and you saw in response, dan pfeiffer, i'm sorry, now senior adviser in the white house tweeting out that unless republicans talk about revenue, this is going nowhere. i've been hearing that out of the white house. what does this charm offensive last week, where is this leading? what is the white house looking to do with this to see whether there is a grand bargain that's possible. the response i keep getting is republicans have to accept forward on revenue. with the exception of senator corker yesterday, you're not seeing a lot of movement there. i think that's why this process, this regular order process that we're seeing moving in the senate might provide some sort of hope for at least a process to get people talking. people aren't. the president isn't talking with the leaders in any sort of intensive fashion. and even though people are all saying the right thing, there is not a lot of movement toward brass tacks negotiating. >> one
you've heard yesterday on the sunday talk shows, both speaker boehner and kevin mccarthy saying, another republican leader saying we're done with revenue. and you saw in response, dan pfeiffer, i'm sorry, now senior adviser in the white house tweeting out that unless republicans talk about revenue, this is going nowhere. i've been hearing that out of the white house. what does this charm offensive last week, where is this leading? what is the white house looking to do with this to see whether...
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the question is can boehner make a review like in this? "it's the house of indecision. we don't have the votes for a big deal, a small deal, or a short-term deal." more and more house republicans are expressing scent schism that refusing to raise the debt limit is actually playing with fire. >> we have in my household budget some bills that have to be paid or some that we can defer or pay partially. we are not going to default on the public debt, but that doesn't mean we have to pay every bill the day it comes in. >> you think jack lew is lying when he says he can't prioritize. >> i'm not going to say anybody is lying. i'm saying he's playing politics when he says that. >> alternatives to a clean deal are beginning to pop up. this morning "national journal" reports house republican leaders are floating a proposal that would extend the debt limit for roughly a month and include dollar for dollar cuts. meanwhile the senate plans to move forward on their own clean bill with no strings attached. but to do so harry reid would need support of all senate democrats and six repu
the question is can boehner make a review like in this? "it's the house of indecision. we don't have the votes for a big deal, a small deal, or a short-term deal." more and more house republicans are expressing scent schism that refusing to raise the debt limit is actually playing with fire. >> we have in my household budget some bills that have to be paid or some that we can defer or pay partially. we are not going to default on the public debt, but that doesn't mean we have to...
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john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like. and some parts they skipped because they were reading it out of a loose leaf binder and the pages stuck together. right then we should have known that was a bad sign. john boehner did not even succeed in getting all of his members sworn in when he took over as speaker. two new republican members of congress went to a reception and missed the swearing in. they apparently saw it happening on a tv screen that was playing at the reception, and they sort of tried to swear themselves in by raising their right hand to the television. but
john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like....
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. >> i don't know how john boehner did this. but tonight, john boehner's plan b is being attacked by president obama and rush limbaugh. and in a last word exclusive, the basketball coach who used his post-game press conference to talk about something much more important than the game. mass murder in america. >> the fiscal cliff talks, are they stolen again? >> i hope the president will get serious soon. >> i have met them at least half way. >> john boehner's so-called plan b. >> what is the strategy for plan b? >> make sense of what just happened. >> they're thinking about voting for, raising taxes. >> except for household income above a million. >> but they will reject spending cuts. >> the president will have a decision to make. >> that defies logic. >> this is baffling. >> grover norquist has given his blessing, that defies logic. >> people across america thought we were behaving like adults. >> stay classy, gop. >> if this does nothing, it will give us perspective. >> it is announcing a task force on guns. >> violence that w
. >> i don't know how john boehner did this. but tonight, john boehner's plan b is being attacked by president obama and rush limbaugh. and in a last word exclusive, the basketball coach who used his post-game press conference to talk about something much more important than the game. mass murder in america. >> the fiscal cliff talks, are they stolen again? >> i hope the president will get serious soon. >> i have met them at least half way. >> john boehner's...
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this isn't the first time boehner said no. he turned down an invitation to a state dinner for the president. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live in washington for us. the speaker said they were not consulted about the date. that is not exactly what the white house is saying. tell us what's going on capitol hill. >> there's a real different of opinion here. the white house had been planning to do a joint session, hoping that would be the venue for the president's speech for some weeks. but they did not notify the speaker's office until the day that they also alerted the media. and the speaker's aides are told they weren't told a letter was coming and were not consulted for any input on the date, whether that would work for the houps or not. so there was a blistering pullback when john boehner realized that he had a problem, that he knew there would be some probably oppose this. one of the things you have to understand is you have to pass a joint resolution to have the two chambers come together. usually this is so automatic, but now,
this isn't the first time boehner said no. he turned down an invitation to a state dinner for the president. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live in washington for us. the speaker said they were not consulted about the date. that is not exactly what the white house is saying. tell us what's going on capitol hill. >> there's a real different of opinion here. the white house had been planning to do a joint session, hoping that would be the venue for the president's speech for some weeks. but they...
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. >> the president's sweeping speech met with stoney faces including house speaker john boehner who came out blasting the president moments ago. >> last night the president offered up more of the same. higher taxes and more stimulus spending. weeks away from the president's sequester and the president laid out no plan. >> the speech we got was par for the course. very liberal, fairly partisan. >> does president obama's post speech tour and his message last night signal a commander-in-chief whose second term strategy is with or without you. >> he sure as heck wasn't trying to bring both sides together. his political calculation last night was i'm never going to e get the republicans to work with me. >> the message of the speech to my ears was speaking over the heads of congress and to congress saying do your job. >> connecticut democratic senator chris murphy joins us. by far the most unforgettable moment was the president's call to action on gun control. heard by an audience of gun violence survivors and families who lost loved ones. >> hadiya's parents are in this chamber tonight along
. >> the president's sweeping speech met with stoney faces including house speaker john boehner who came out blasting the president moments ago. >> last night the president offered up more of the same. higher taxes and more stimulus spending. weeks away from the president's sequester and the president laid out no plan. >> the speech we got was par for the course. very liberal, fairly partisan. >> does president obama's post speech tour and his message last night signal a...
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>> i think pelosi is trying to wring some sort of concession out of boehner. they think there's already a flurry of investigations on capitol hill. i think ultimately some democrats will sit on the panel mostly for the reason that they know hillary clinton is likely to be called. now she looks towards 2016, they want to be there for her in that room to defend her. >> and howard, do you think the names we've seen coming out of the republican side tell us in about the tener of the dialogue going forward? >> absolutely, starting with trey gowdy. i wrote a piece for huff post about him. he comes out of upstate south carolina, he comes out of the tradition of suspicion of federal government that goes all the the way back to two centuries to john ka houn and lee atwater and jim demint. he's a tea party guy. he's got inside moves but he was elected in 2010 after challenging a sitting republican incumbent. he's tea party and aggressive. and he's an experienced prosecutor and this is a trial in his mind. they are going to put this together with the continuing investiga
>> i think pelosi is trying to wring some sort of concession out of boehner. they think there's already a flurry of investigations on capitol hill. i think ultimately some democrats will sit on the panel mostly for the reason that they know hillary clinton is likely to be called. now she looks towards 2016, they want to be there for her in that room to defend her. >> and howard, do you think the names we've seen coming out of the republican side tell us in about the tener of the...
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that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children
that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in...
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but this is all a sideshow, because if john boehner doesn't decide to pick this up in the house, then for naught. >> well, it's not for fought if he can put the pressure on the house. >> that's true. >> that's certainly to me a pretty tough position to be in. if you're boehner, this has passed the upper house, i don't think the members should get a vote on it. cynthia, if sam's reporting is right, and he is a first-rate reporter, and we have a bill that includes background checks, does 2 including the ban? does it include the magazine or whatever, does it have something worth while in it? >> chris, i would like to know more about the details of the background check bill, because one of the fights between democrats and republicans has been over recordkeeping. democrats say if you don't require private sellers to keep any report of a background check, how do we even know that the background check was down? republicans have been say no records of any kind because of course the gun lobby insists that any recordkeeping will lead the government to confiscation of guns. that's never happened
but this is all a sideshow, because if john boehner doesn't decide to pick this up in the house, then for naught. >> well, it's not for fought if he can put the pressure on the house. >> that's true. >> that's certainly to me a pretty tough position to be in. if you're boehner, this has passed the upper house, i don't think the members should get a vote on it. cynthia, if sam's reporting is right, and he is a first-rate reporter, and we have a bill that includes background...
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boehner knows this. this is why boehner is now coming to the table saying, all right, we can't do the cliff thing, we'll get the political hit for it and we'll also be in a bad negotiating position. but he has to identify where the money's coming from. and it's got to be rates. i get a sense in washington that the democrats have drawn the line in the sand on rates. if you can't get rates, you can't get anything else. boehner's going to come out and identify a bunch of deductions. that's not going to be enough. you got to go the rates. once you do the rates, everything else might fall in place because do i think the white house will negotiate. >> i want to go over the stakes of all of this just for the average american family, if we do go over the cliff, about 90% of households would end up paying almost $3,500 more in taxes and one in five action pai -- taxpayers would have to pay the alternative minimum tax, which would mean an increase of $3,700 more of what you already know and those on unemployment i
boehner knows this. this is why boehner is now coming to the table saying, all right, we can't do the cliff thing, we'll get the political hit for it and we'll also be in a bad negotiating position. but he has to identify where the money's coming from. and it's got to be rates. i get a sense in washington that the democrats have drawn the line in the sand on rates. if you can't get rates, you can't get anything else. boehner's going to come out and identify a bunch of deductions. that's not...
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let me play to you boehner and get your reaction. let me play speaker boehner to you. >> okay. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but a americans. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves for the common ground that has eluded us and do the right thing together for our country. >> did they say things before that didn't end up with republicans in the house, is the fact that now the presidentas run for re-election, does that change things? has the fever br9en? do you think that they are at a place now where we can get something done or is the gridlock going to reappear? >> well, i hope ;unot. only time will tell. but this is a welcome tone. qyou know, four years ago on night of the inauguration, 15 republican leaders, mostly in the house, got together to talk about how they cld bng down the administration and deat the prt.esiden if they start this new administration wh a different attitude, i think that would be very, very positive because ultimately the american
let me play to you boehner and get your reaction. let me play speaker boehner to you. >> okay. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but a americans. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves for the common ground that has eluded us and do the right thing together for our country. >> did they say things before that didn't end up with republicans in the house, is the fact that now the presidentas run for...
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john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion bill. can i ask you, joy, why do republicans think using the name of a man convicted on three counts of first-degree murder, justify laws which limit women's civil rights? >> yeah, it's really a hail mary pass to take the most egregious case. this was a horrific case. i think the conservatives were unsuccessful, but john boehner, as always, is trying to find a way to get right with the farthest right part of his party. he is really not at home in that side of the party, but he tries to find was rhetorically to be with them. if they're going to pass 56 repeals, that's his favor issue john boehner is always a speaker in
john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion...
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speaker boehner's caucus is again threatening to hold the american economy hostage, threatening economic chaos. the kamikaze mission is being led by an arrogant tea party, vowing to shut the government down and stop paying the nation's bills. unless they defund president obama's health care law, a law that literally saves lives. and today speaker boehner showed he lacks any political courage to stand up to the radical right. >> we're going to continue to do everything we can to repeal the president's failed health care law. this week the house will pass cr that locks the sequester of savings in and defunds obamacare. >> is he kidding? it's a bill congress passed, a law the supreme court held up. a central issue in the presidential campaign, but they refuse to accept it. and today, president obama unloaded on the political hostage takers. >> you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and have no
speaker boehner's caucus is again threatening to hold the american economy hostage, threatening economic chaos. the kamikaze mission is being led by an arrogant tea party, vowing to shut the government down and stop paying the nation's bills. unless they defund president obama's health care law, a law that literally saves lives. and today speaker boehner showed he lacks any political courage to stand up to the radical right. >> we're going to continue to do everything we can to repeal the...
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so as we tick down to the final buzzer, will boehner or obama be on the winning team? >> that's right. this time last year congress was anticipating a christmas eve vote to raise the debt limit. this year the senate is still in session. members are once again close to smacking their heads on the debt ceiling. so much for the feelings of that filled capitol hill last night. but today involves nsa spying. there's a new set of proposed guidelines for the nsa surveillance program. word is the president will make a final address before heading off to hawaii for the holidays. some of his panel's recommendations may be put in place by executive order before week's end. we start with nbc's pete williams, who's following this story from washington. pete, what recommendations are in the report, and how likely do you think the president is to follow them? >> well, the report says the government has a legitimate reason for wanting access to all the phone calls made in the u.s. it recommends ending the way they're gathered now by the national security agency in a massive collection
so as we tick down to the final buzzer, will boehner or obama be on the winning team? >> that's right. this time last year congress was anticipating a christmas eve vote to raise the debt limit. this year the senate is still in session. members are once again close to smacking their heads on the debt ceiling. so much for the feelings of that filled capitol hill last night. but today involves nsa spying. there's a new set of proposed guidelines for the nsa surveillance program. word is the...
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playing ball and boehner's office released another response. what does plan b represent? is this just a stop gap measure to get us past january 1st? >> no. plan b is a negotiating tactic used by speaker boehner that would allow him to say if all these talks fell apart something that he said before which is the house has done its job. the senate and the white house couldn't get their act together. we passed something out of our end, and we're trying to work on this problem. it's something they usually fall back on. what's interesting here, though, alex, is a few things. one, plan b is that tax cuts would go up for those making a million or above. obviously, you've heard the president would like that number to be 400. there's still a lot of members of the house, gop conference that would not accept taxes going up on $1 million or above. we spoke to a few coming out of that meeting and asked if they would support a plan. they would not elaborate on if they would or vote against it. it's not a straight easy whip. especially because democrats have n
playing ball and boehner's office released another response. what does plan b represent? is this just a stop gap measure to get us past january 1st? >> no. plan b is a negotiating tactic used by speaker boehner that would allow him to say if all these talks fell apart something that he said before which is the house has done its job. the senate and the white house couldn't get their act together. we passed something out of our end, and we're trying to work on this problem. it's something...
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to the point of john boehner weep be about it on the floor of the house. >> i ask you both sides of the aisle, what is in the best interests of our country? not what is in the best interest of our party or reelection, what is in the best interest of our country, vote yes. >> vote yes. vote yes to bail out the banks. okay, now, same republican, same policy, a year or two later, in 2009 and 2010. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues, if you have enough of bail outs and tarp, do the right thing for the american people. they are already saying enough is enough. lets end tarp, pay down the deficit. cut spending back to 2008 levels. and back before the bail outs and the stimulus and all the nonsense. >> all that nonsense. that i wemt apt and begged you vote for. they were all for the bail out idea, now they are not only against it it's the end of the world. june, 2009, republicans are in favor of of an individual mandate for health insurance. >> when it comes to states requiring it for automobile insurance, the principle ought to lie the same way for health insurance, because everybody has some
to the point of john boehner weep be about it on the floor of the house. >> i ask you both sides of the aisle, what is in the best interests of our country? not what is in the best interest of our party or reelection, what is in the best interest of our country, vote yes. >> vote yes. vote yes to bail out the banks. okay, now, same republican, same policy, a year or two later, in 2009 and 2010. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues, if you have enough of bail outs and tarp, do the...
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john boehner canceled the vote. then he put out a statement saying it's now up to democrats to figure it out. and then the house went into recess and house republicans started going home for christmas. >> mr. chairman, you're close to the speaker. you serve with him on the education committee. does this feel like defeat tonight, when he could not cajole enough votes out of his caucus? >> well, yeah. that's exactly what it is. and he understood it, and he said have a merry christmas, we'll see you after christmas. >> we'll see you after christmas. yes, this was a defeat. this woos nas not how it was sud to go, but that is what happened in just the past hour. joining us is luke russert, nbc news congressional correspondent. luke, thanks for being here on short notice. appreciate your time. >> what a story, rachel. happy to be here. i've never seen anything like this in my 3 1/2 year on capitol hill. very rare moment. and talking to people whief been here for a while, this doesn't happen very much. >> what are your sou
john boehner canceled the vote. then he put out a statement saying it's now up to democrats to figure it out. and then the house went into recess and house republicans started going home for christmas. >> mr. chairman, you're close to the speaker. you serve with him on the education committee. does this feel like defeat tonight, when he could not cajole enough votes out of his caucus? >> well, yeah. that's exactly what it is. and he understood it, and he said have a merry christmas,...